According to the Singapore Straits Times, the Malaysian Transport Ministry gave the assurance that the start of the VEP will be announced in due course, contrary to earlier reports which stated the system had started last Saturday.

The VEP, which requires Singapore cars to be registered with Malaysia’s Road Transport Department (RTD) before entry, but excludes commercial vehicles and motorcycles, was supposed to commence last October, but was repeatedly postponed.

The most recent delay was reportedly due to Malaysian authorities’ working out “integration issues” to allow motorists to pay the existing toll and the new VEP fee together, with a single swipe of their cash card, the report said.

The ministry also said that about 144,000 vehicles have been registered for the VEP and Singaporean motorists who have yet to register for the system will have to do so at checkpoint counters at the Causeway in Johor Baru and the Second Link crossing in Tuas.